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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H

*4*l

(For Immediate R e l e a s e )

F e b r u a r y 5 , 1953,

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BMKS
Member Bank Reserves and R e l a t e d Items
During t h e week ended February 4> Member bank r e s e r v e s i n c r e a s e d
$82 m i l l i o n . The p r i n c i p a l changes supplying r e s e r v e s were an i n c r e a s e of
$139 m i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t and d e c r e a s e s of $73 m i l l i o n i n T r e a s u r y
d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, $50 m i l l i o n i n Foreign d e p o s i t s w i t h
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, and $10 m i l l i o n i n Other d e p o s i t s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve
Banks. The p r i n c i p a l o f f s e t t i n g changes were i n c r e a s e s of $65 m i l l i o n i n
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $33 m i l l i o n in Treasury cash h o l d i n g s , and a dec r e a s e of $101 m i l l i o n i n Gold s t o c k .
incr

® a s ® o f $139 m i l l i o n i n Reserve Bank c r e d i t r e s u l t e d from
i n c r e a s e s of $77 m i l l i o n in Loans, d i s c o u n t s and a d v a n c e s , $43 m i l l i o n i n
F l o a t , and $19 m i l l i o n i n U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s . Holdings of U. S .
Government s e c u r i t i e s r e f l e c t e d an i n c r e a s e of $19 m i l l i o n i n b i l l s .

NOTE} As Thursday, February 1 2 , w i l l be
observed as a h o l i d a y i n many F e d e r a l Res e r v e Bank and branch c i t i e s , the s t a t e ment a s of Wednesday of n e x t week w i l l be
i s s u e d on F r i d a y , February 13,

Member Bank Reserves
and R e l a t e d Items

Feb. 1+,
1953

Change s i n c e
Jan. 2d,
Feb. 6 ,
1953
1952

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Reserve Bank c r e d i t *
U, S . Government s e c u r i t i e s
Loans, d i s c o u n t s and advances
Float
Total
Gold s t o c k
Treasury c u r r e n c y o u t s t a n d i n g

23,989

+ 19
+ 77

+ 43

+1,101

22,935

4,820

+139
-101
+ 5

+
17
+2,492
55
+ 103

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Treasury cash h o l d i n g s
Treasury d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Foreign d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R, Banks
Other d e p o s i t s w i t h F . R. Banks
Other F . R. accounts ( n e t )

29,657
1,331
672
562
326
770

65
33
73
50
10
5

+1,279
+
14
+ 620
+ 100
+
60
+
29

Member bank r e s e r v e s

20,584

82

+ 436

20,046
538

- 59
+141

+
-

631
195

470

-110

-

18 9

Required r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
Excess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )
D a i l y average excess r e s e r v e s ( e s t i m a t e d )




1,388

771

26,11+8

+1,375

H.4.1(a)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Change s i n c e
Feb. 6,
J a n . 28,
1992
, ,1953

Feb. 4,
1953
A S S E T S
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r F . R, n o t e s
T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s

20,980,100 758,330
21,730,430

-

408,069

-

29,177

-

1,384,665
3,774

+
+

77,626
200

+ 1,101,832
755

Other cash
Discounts and advances
I n d u s t r i a l loans
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bills
Certificates
Notes
Bonds
T o t a l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l l o a n s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
F, R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks
U n c o l l e c t e d cash i t e m s
Bank premises
Other a s s e t s
TOTAL ASSETS
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s
Deposits:
Member b a n k — r e s e r v e a c c o u n t s
U. S. T r e a s u r e r — g e n e r a l account
Foreign
Other
Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y cash i t e m s
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and a c c r u e d d i v i d e n d s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

94,152

100,003
1,937
101,940

50,228
?0,228

43,924
14,653

697,354
4,995,716
13,773,671

19,100 +

23:988:716

19,100

+ 1,374,368

697,354
- 7,206,432
+ 8,705,598

-

822,152

25,377,155
23
213,372
3,667,132
48,709
206,047
51,658,937

+

96,926

+
+_
-

15,958
158,169
20
8,476
199,822

+ 2,475,445
5
+
17,469
+
309,201
+
4,807
+
31,299
+ 2,779,639

25,593,076

+

47, l M

+ 1,204,723

20,584,194
672,430
561,948
325,730
22,144,302
2,896,613
15,751
50,649,742

+

82,593
72,519
50,252
10,627
50,805
200,334
3,070
207,065

+

254,969
584,676
27,543
142,007
51,650,937

+

383

+
+

14,875
46,334

+
+

1,577

C A P I T A L
ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l a c c o u n t s
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
R a t i o of gold c e r t i f i c a t e r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F , R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on a c c e p t a n c e s purchased
for foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

-

-

•

-

- - -

+

436,454

620,801

+
99,756
+
59,978
+ 1,216,909
+
292,666

+

2,475

+

-

+
-

45,5#

-

22,263
3,291

+
-

6,860
199,022

.2$
595
95

-

+
-

2,6#
9,953
3,871

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, FEBRUARY 4 , 1953
( C a l l a b l e Government s e c u r i t i e s c l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d i n g t o n e a r e s t c a l l d a t e )

Within 15 days
16 t o 90 dg,ys
91 days t o 1 year
Over 1 year t o 5 y e a r s
Over 5 y e a r s t o 10 y e a r s
Over 10 y e a r s
Total



Discounts and
advances
1,139,140
245,525

Industrial
loans

252

1,918

1,288
316

1,384,665

3,774

U, S, Government
securities
4,014,700
370,204
10,520,141

6,655,200

1,070,224
1,358,247
23,988,716

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDEBAL RESERVE BANKS ON FEBRUARY 4, 1953
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

H.4.1(b)
A S S E T S
Total

Boston

20,980,100

682,584

758,330

64,321

T o t a l gold c e r t i f i c a t e
21,738,430
reserves

746,905

Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Redemption f u n d f o r
F . R, n o t e s

30,304
408,069
Other c a s h
36,842
D i s c o u n t s and advances 1,384,665
3,774
Industrial loans
U. S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s :
697,354
Bills
4,995,716 371,569
Certificates
1 3 , 7 7 3 , 6 7 1 1024,458
Notes
4,521,975 336,335
Bonds
T o t a l U. S. Government

aecuritiM

T

°S^meB^~

Cleve.

Rich.

6,786,664 1236,763 1484,748

772,048

New York

84,731

81,567

6,864,852 1292,889 1569,479

853,615

78,188

82,890
283,543
-276,346
1,065,132
2,936,657
964,121




56,126

31,826
138,664

27,663
54,350
62

37,349
57,916
312,927 485,249
862,769 1337,878
263,252 439,233

42,624
357,123
984,625
323,258

29,244
31,603
3,345

Atlanta

Chicago S t . L o u i s

Mpls. Kans,Cy.

D a l l a s SanFran.
625,665 2684,899

564,151

356,915

921,417

128,714

51,667

25,445

41,075

700,765 4350,997

615,818

382,360

962,492

68,580
461,785

21,656
100,297

6,719
26,338
132

14,915
97,209

21,183 102,139
326,140 724,343
899,200 1997,086
295,213 655,655

14,930
270,893
746,877
245,204

18,622
156,027
430,179
141,230

23,677
198,379
546,953
179,568

641,963 4222,283
58,802

31,457
43,455
235

29,198

58,496

654,863 2743,395
14,461
27,448

48,354
83A31

28,788
73,780
241,198 486,736
665,007 1341,982
218,325 440,581

23,988,71.6 1732,362 5,242,256 1496,2*7 2320,276 1707,630 1541,736 3479,223 1277,904 746,058 948,577 1153,318 2343,079
25,377,155 1769,204 5,525,799 1531,245 2458,940 1762,042 1585,426 3941,008 1378,201 772,528 1045,786 1180,766 2426,210

EB525r,,i$i »ss
2
%
%
?
TOTAL ASSETS

Phila,

Ai »ti « sd
MR

a fi
^ ^

^

ss
^

51,658,957 2863,561 13,213,659 3113,011 4 4 1 0 , # 4 3018,016 2629,165 8992,366 2203,060 1259,635 2238,020 2047,670 5670,250
l / A f t e r d e d u c t i n g $l6,000 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.

STATELEKT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OK FEBRUARY 4 , 1953
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

H.4.1(c)

Chicago S t . L o u i s

Mpls, Kans*Cy#

Dallas SanFran*

Federal Reserve n o t e s
2 5 , 5 9 3 , 0 7 6 1564,423
Depositsj
Member bank-reserve a c c t s . 2 0 , 5 8 4 , 1 9 4 8 9 5 , 6 0 1
U.S.Treasurer-general a c c t .
672,430
1.0,925
Foreign
561,948
33,983
Other
325,730
3,635

5 , 6 1 6 , 1 9 7 1820,642 2361,243 1814,208 1399,097 4873,541 1198,913

6 4 2 , 8 2 7 1008,457

733,477 2560,051

6,271,650
103,398
1/169,175
260,273

962,675 1587,751
25,913
57,684
41,782
51,253
2,368
4,690

841,253
37,100
27,855
5,980

9 0 6 , 3 5 6 3322,765
3 4 , 9 9 7 137,247
23,955
76,323
1,559
997

755,084
49,045
21,170
8,291

469,404
32,685
13,928
1,419

Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l • cash items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s and
accrued d i v i d e n d s

22,144,302
2.896,613

977,144

6 , 8 0 4 , 4 9 6 1032,738 1701,378
503,001 183,276 253,405

912,188

967,367 3537,332
216,221 4 4 0 , 0 1 3

833,590
128,953

5 1 7 , 4 3 6 1033,265 1109,628 2717,740
7 1 , 5 1 8 156,320 157,877 2 9 0 , 8 8 6

15,751

853

TOTAL LIABILITIES
C a p i t a l paid in
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 7)
S u r p l u s ( S e c t i o n 13b)
Other c a p i t a l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

5 0 , 6 4 9 , 7 4 2 2800,292 1 2 , 9 2 7 , 9 5 7 3037,518 4317,865 2964,429 2583,373 8853,722 2162,110 1232,338 2198,514 2001,527 5 5 7 0 , 0 9 7
254,969
80,574
17,361
24,319
11,123
10,640
32,776
8,885
13,673
5,766
9,642
12,432
27,778
584,676
36,462
167,503
43,578
54,064
29,248
25,803
84,628
23,628
15,131
21,925
25, 381
57,325
27,543
3,011
7,319
4,489
1,006
3,349
762
1,429
521
1,073
1,137
1,307
2,140
142,007
10,123
30,306
10,065
13,270
9,867
8,587
19,811
7,916
5,327
6,802
7,023
12,910

L I A B I L I T I E S

C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on
acceptances purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
I n d u s t r i a l l o a n commitments

Total

Boston

257,872

New York

4,263

Phila.

862

Cleve.

1,839

Rich,

237,271

Atlanta

762

688

2,836

654

557

966,059 1052,050 2553,046
44,670
31,858
73,908
21,170
25,070
56,284
1,366
650
34,502

472

545

1,420

5 1 , 6 5 8 , 9 3 7 2863,561 1 3 , 2 1 3 , 6 5 9 3113,011 14410,524 3018,016 2629,165 8992,366 2203,060 1259,635 2238,020 2047,670 5670,250

22,263
3,291

1,358

2/6,566

1,670
1,246

2,048
751

1,113
70

958

3,050
122

846

557

846
756

1,002

2,249
346

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
C o l l a t e r a l f o r F.R. n o t e s j
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l




2 6 , 8 5 2 , 2 5 7 1644,101

5 , 9 0 1 , 7 3 7 1915,415 2463,879 1913,289 1474,538 5037,187 1263,229

6 5 8 , 8 3 6 1039,211

785,415 2755,420

1 2 , 9 7 9 , 0 0 0 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 4 , 6 2 0 , 0 0 0 8 2 5 , 0 0 0 8 2 0 , 0 0 0 500,000 3 3 5 , 0 0 0 2600,000 280,000 170,000 280,000
99,100
25,550
96,012
51,675
688,947
34,920
274,250
29,240
1 4 , 6 4 0 , 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 1100,000 1700,000 1450,000 1200,000 2500,000 1025,000 5 0 5 , 0 0 0 8 0 0 , 0 0 0
2 8 , 3 0 7 , 9 4 7 1734,920 6 , 3 9 4 , 2 5 0 1954,240 2520,000 2001,675 1535,000 5100,000 1404,100 700,550 1176,012
l / A f t e r deducting $ 3 9 2 , 7 5 6 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s of other Federal Reserve Banks«
2*/ A f t e r deducting $ 1 5 , 6 9 7 , 0 0 0 p a r t i c i p a t i o n s o f other Federal Reserve Banks.

249,000 1900,000
78,200
560,000 1000,000
509,000 2970,200